Pumping apparatus



Aug. :25, .1925. 1,550,?47

- J. RINARD PUMPING APPARATUS Eiled March 7, 1925 2 Sheets- Sheet z Patented Aug. 25, 1925.

UNITED" STATES JAMES Brunei), or MaRiE'rTA, OHIO,

" 'rumrnve APPARATUS.

Application filed M ar ch 7, 1925. Serial No. 13,754.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known. that I, JAMES RINARD, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Marietta, in the county of Washington and state offOhio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pumping Ap- "jparatus, of whichtheifollowingis aspecific qn-d 1 .j 'My invention relates tolpumps, such as .oil or water pumps,, and has particular ref-,

erenee to means-for releasing the gas accurnu l ating within the, anchor," beneatli ..the

standing valve-i 1:

It has heretofore; been re-i 1 a. eonstruction,-,-is that; the fluidicannojt'be ele-.

:J-gas outlet-aperturesf 1I-t ;would"of cour'sebe V disadvantageous to provide gas release apervated by tlielactiombf .;the.-pumping. plunger, whenthe leveLof-the fluid ifalls below the turesinthe working bar;rel,abo ve the standwould break the vacuum .In\accordance; with lily-invention, I have improved the? construction of-the standing V8 lYe,-1I 1 d have provided means whereby the gas :may escape from-the, anchor, beneath the 1 standing "valve, and discharge through aperture or apertures in the working barrel, 3 -between the packing of the standing valve. .A check valve is provided, which permits j ward travel.

of the outward travel of the gases through the standing valve, but closes against in- As a result of this construc' tion, the upperportion ofthe anchor remains sealed, and theworking barrel, above the standing valve, remains sealed, so that the proper pumpingaction may occur there within the upper .portion of the anchor, in

Upon the creation of a partial vacuum 1 elevating the fluid, the check valve closes, and the anchor is sealed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification and in which like numerals are employed to designate like I parts throughout the same,

Figure 1 is a central vertical longitudinal section through the casing and. tubing ofthe oil well, parts in elevation,

Figure 2 is an enlarged side elevation of the improved standing valve,

Figure 3 is a similar view of the standmg valve, in position, parts broken away,

. for the purpose of illustration,

ease. the gas 'gwlthllbtlle ancholg by providv ing, openings or: aperturesin-thfe upper -'por-- tifoniofj the author. The (difficulty in, such having an inwardly. projecting flange 18, 1 provided with the downwardly tapering face -or set 19, as shown.

of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 10 designates the outer casing, and 11 the working barrel, included inthe tubing. Mounted to reciprocate within the working barrelis a pumping plunger 12, of :the usual construe:

'tion, having the usual check valve 13,:and cups 14.- This plunger is reciprocated: by :the usual plunger .rod 15. 7

The lower. end 0f the working barrel is connected with the tubular anchor '16,f'by

means of a. threaded-fitting or couplingfflf,

The anchor 16 is provided in its lower portion-with the-nusual apertures 20. through whichthe oil, or other fluid to be raised-passes. from the sand, and

enters the anchor. The level of the fluid is above these apertures.

My invention embodies a'standing valve, including an upper tubular portion 21, equipped with cups or packing '22; of the usual construction found upon standing valves. The upper tubular bodv portion is also equipped with the usual valve cage 23'. holding the hall check valve. The numeral 24 designates the lower tubular member. provided at its upper end with a tubular extension or neck 25. of reduced diameter,

which neck is adapted for engagement within a screwthreaded recess 26, in communi- Cation with the bore of the upper'tubular member 21. In assembling the upper and lower tubular members. their adjacent ends are retained spaced for affording an annu lar space or passage 27. for the escape of gases. The lower. tubular bodv portion24 carries a cup or packing 28, secured to its lower end, by means of a sleeve29, screwthreaded upon the red ced shank or extension 30. This sleeve is of course tubular, and constitutes a extension. of thetubular body portion M.- The outer face of the sleeve 29 tapers downwardly. and is adapted to fit within and be supported by. the flange 18.

As clearly shown in the drawings, the annular space or recess 27 is arranged between the upper cups or packing 22 and the lower cup or packing 28, and this space 27 is disposed adjacent aperture or apertures 30, formed in the Working barrel 11, and arranged between the upper and lower packing. The lower tubular body portion 24 is provided with a gas release port 31, extend ing longitudinally thereof, andilea'd-ing into the bore of the same, near its center. The upper end of this port 31 ie'ads into an enlarged port of passa e 32, formed in the upper end of the tubu ar body portion 24 and passing through the face of the shoulder 33. A ball check valve 34 is n oirnted within the recess or bore 33, and when seated, closes w the port 31. As clearly shown in Figure 3,

the space or passage 27 is sufficiently narrow whereby the check valve '34 cannot escape from its recess 32. Y

In view of the foiegoing' description, it will be seen that as thegas and oil enter the lower portion of the anchor 16, and rises therein, the gas is free to pass upwardly through the lower portion the standing valve, and will esdape-azhrough the port 31, recess 32 and apertures 30, to -the casing 10' and may then pass tothe atmosphere; Upon the 'uppei'pnsuct'ion' stroke of the pumpiiig plunger, the valve 34' closes the port- 31, and hence the upper end of the anchor 16 is sealed.- "The creation of the usual partial vacuum within the working bar rel, above the standing valve, causes the fluidto pass through the standing valve and apertures are hence out of communication with that portionofthe working barrel, above the standingvalv'e, and also out of communication with the upper end of the anchor 16, when the check valve 34 is closed. It might also be stated that the device may be converted into aflood nipple, by pulling the standing valve, and removing the ball check valve 34. In the usual equipment, to produce a flood nipple operation, it will be necessary to pullthe tubing, which of course is much more expensive.

It is to be understood that the form of my invent-ion herewith shown and described, is to be taken as a preferred exaiilple of the same, and that various changes in the shape, size, and arrangement of parts'ma be resorted to without departing from t e spirit of my invention or the scope of the siibjoined claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claiin:

1. In oil well equipment, a casing, atubing within the casing embodying a working b'arrel, an anchor'c'onne'cted with the lower end of the working barrel and provided in its lower portion with apertures which are adapted to be covered by the fluid to be elevated, a

lower-ends, said tubular body portion being provided with a check valve cont-rolled gas outlet which is positioned between the packing, said workin barrel having outlet means positioned hetwe'en saidpacking sa'id standing valve further embodyihg a check valve arranged above the check valve controlled outlet.

2. In pumping apparatus, a casing, a tub ing within the casing embodying a workin barrel, a tubular anchor secured-to the lower end of the working barrel, a standin'gj'alve held within the lower end of the workin barrel and embodying a tubular body fpo si' tion, a main check valve, vertically spaced packing elements carried by the'jtnbular body portion, said tubular b'o'dy' portion be- {ing provided'between the pac'king elinents with a gas escape opening, an outwardly opening check valve to control the passage of gas through-said opening, saidwork-ing barrel being provided between the packing elements with gas out-let means. 3. In pumpmg' apparatus, tubing within the casing einb'ody'inga w'Qrking barrel, a tubular anchor secur'ed'to the lower end of 'the working barrel, and a standing valve ar'ran'ged within" the lower end of the Working barrel, said "standing" valve embodying an upper tubular body portion carrying packing and a main check valve, a lower tubular body portion having its upper end connected with the lower end of the upper tubular body portion' and spaced therefrom to afford a assag said lower tubular body portion carrying packing and provided with gas outlet leading from. its bore through the upper end thereof and communicating with said passage, an outwardly openin'g check 'valvewithinsaid passage, said working ba'rr'el being provided with gas outlet means disposed between the upper and lower packing's. 1

4. In pumping apparatus, as a subeombi: nation, a standing valv'e including a tubular body portion, upper packing carried the tubular body poiti'o'n, lower packing carried by the tubular body portion a'n'd'spac'd from the upper packing, a'inain chekvalv'e car-' ried by the tubular body portion, said tubular body portion being provided betweei'i the upper and lower pa'ckings with a gas outlet, and an outwardly opening check valve for the gas outlet.

5. In umpin apparatus, as a sub-combination, a standing valve including an upper tubular body portion provided at its lower end with a screw-threaded opening, a check valve carried by the upper tubular body portion, packing carried by this upper tubua Leasing, a

lar body portion, a lower tubular body portion provided at its upper end with a screwthreaded stem to enter the screw-threaded recess of the upper tubular body portion, packing carried by the lower tubular body portion, said lower tubular body portion being provided with a gas outlet passage leading through its upper end, and an outwardly opening check valve within said passage.

6. In pumping apparatus, as a subcombination, a standing valve including a tubular body portion, spaced upper and lower packing elements carried by the tubular body portion, said tubular body portion being provided between the spaced upper and lower packing elements with gas outlet means, and a main check valve carried by the tubular body portion.

7. In pumping apparatus, as a subcombination, a standing valve including a tubular body portion, packing means carried by the tubular body portion and forming a recess which is sealed at its top and bottom by the packing means, said tubular body portion having a gas outlet leading into said recess, 1

a check valve for controlling the passage of gas through the gas outlet, and a main check valve carried by the tubular body portion. In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

J ALIES RINARD. 

